KJV King James Version
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 22:1
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
WEB World English Bible
It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, ‘Abraham;’ and he saith, ‘Here am I.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 22
1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
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וַיְהִ֗יH1961 · ha.yahto beאַחַר֙H310 · a.charafterהַדְּבָרִ֣יםH1697 · da.varwordהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseוְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםH430 · e.lo.himGodנִסָּ֖הH5254 · na.sahto testאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אַבְרָהָ֑םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָ֔יוH413 · elto(wards)אַבְרָהָ֖םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamוַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהִנֵּֽנִי׃H2009 · hin.nehbehold
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son],Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.James 2:21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?James 1:12-14Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.1 Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:1 Corinthians 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].Proverbs 17:3The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.Genesis 22:7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where [is] the lamb for a burnt offering?Genesis 22:11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here [am] I.Exodus 15:25-26And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,Deuteronomy 8:16Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;Exodus 3:4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here [am] I.Exodus 16:4Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.Isaiah 6:8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me.2 Chronicles 32:31Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.Judges 2:22That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep [it], or not.Deuteronomy 13:3Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.2 Samuel 24:1And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
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